Principal Product Manager - Tech, AWS Economic Development
Description
Come build a future with the AWS Economic Development Research & Analysis team. Every year, AWS invests billions of dollars around the world in the newest cloud computing tools, data center infrastructure, and education for cloud-skilled professions. These investments transform local economies — and today, we capture that transformation through robust regional statistics. Now, we're going further: complementing those insights with hyper-local, rigorous, human-centered intelligence that answers the questions residents, educators, small business owners, and local leaders care about most. We're looking for a Principal Product Manager – Technical to build our Hyper-Local Intelligence Product Suite from scratch — a new class of products that combine rigorous econometric research with human interest storytelling, while scaling our core research products.
Key job responsibilities
Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Hyper-Local Intelligence product suite — a new product line built from scratch, while scaling our core research offerings
Translate complex economic research into scalable product experiences — design the frameworks, data models, and delivery mechanisms that turn bespoke analyses into repeatable, automated products
Combine econometric research with human interest storytelling
Define and instrument success metrics — establish product and business KPIs to measure adoption, impact, stakeholder satisfaction, and operational efficiency
Drive cross-functional alignment — work across economists, public policy, public relations, infrastructure planning, and finance teams to ensure the product suite serves both internal and external stakeholders
Engage directly with community-level stakeholders — conduct discovery research, validate product-market fit, and iterate based on feedback from local officials, community organizations, and field teams
Present to senior leadership
About The Team
As AWS's strategic economic storytellers, the AWS Economic Development Research & Analysis team crafts global, data-driven narratives spanning three strategic categories: Core Research – Economic Impact Studies measuring GDP and job contributions. Fiscal Impact Analyses quantifying tax revenues. Labor Demand Analyses enabling workforce partnerships Specialized Research – Energy, water, fiber, and other infrastructure-adjacent areas Hyper-Local Intelligence – Granular socioeconomic analyses enabling community-level storytelling
Basic Qualifications
8+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience
Bachelor's degree
Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
Experience with end to end product delivery
Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product
Experience technical product management
Experience with AI/ML technologies
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working directly with Engineers on product enhancements
Experience in project management methodologies, business analysis, or process improvement
Experience designing and launching new products from the ground up
Track record of building products that combine quantitative rigor with compelling narrative or storytelling